A Jaguar car is seen parked in the drive of a house in Wimbledon where a seven-year-old girl was found seriously injured on Friday before she later died in hospital

One business owner, who did not want to be named, told the Sunday Times he had last seen Peters “about three days ago”, adding: “He was very solitary and conservative; he didn’t really talk to us much. I’m shocked by this.”

Peters, who originally comes from West Yorkshire, is believed to have divorced his second wife about 10 years ago, before remarrying, according to the newspaper.

It also reports that he lived in a detached house in Wimbledon, which was purchased in February for almost £1million in cash, with his new wife.

Companies House figures from last year show Peters had business assets worth £1.3million.